User Manual

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Basic Operation of the Camcorder
Operating Modes
In this manual, the camcorder’s operating modes are indicated with a
bar of icons. A full icon in blue (N) indicates that the function
described can be used in that particular operating mode; a grayed-out
icon (}) indicates the function is not available in that operating mode.
Icons are divided into shooting modes and playback modes.
Recording
When you open the LCD panel or press [, the camcorder will
turn on in recording mode. The shooting mode icons in the operating
modes bar are the same icons used in the shooting mode selection
screen (A 77).
Playback
Press ] to switch the camcorder between recording mode and
playback mode.
In the Playback area of the operating modes bar, the y icon refers to
playing back movies (A 62). The } icon refers to viewing photos
from the [}] index scr
een (A 67).
• b When switching to a playback mode, the memory
selected for playback will be the same one currently used for
recording.
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y }
PlaybackShooting mode